[MINe 109]

In article ,
"Arny Krueger" wrote:

"MINe 109" wrote in message

In article ,
"Arny Krueger" wrote:

I think that the quality of many modern CD reissues
of recordings origionally issued on CD in the
early-mid 80s is atrocious because of the dynamic
range compression that also seems to be endemic in
modern releases these days.

The Dylan SACD hybrid box is still available at
yourmusic, sixteen discs for under $100 plus tax.

No doubt listed under "dead formats".

No, "box sets." :-) As players are available and these
SACDs exist, there's no reason someone interested in the
collection shouldn't take advantage.

So, do these recordings have their dynamics compressed
or not?

Probably no more so than the masters.

So you have no actual practical knowlege?

Of the masters? Of course not.

No silly, of the recordings. If the dynamics are objectionably compressed
then you would be able to hear it if you had any real-world experience with
the recordings, right?

Lp only, plus a lifetime of "secondhand smoke" from radio, tv, audio
stores, etc.

I do have the recent two disc Essential collection, but I assume that's
a different mastering than the hybrids.

Certainly not the
modern crunchy loudness compression some of us dislike.

There is no guarantee of that.

No, there isn't, but secondary sources lead me to believe
it.

Other sources tell an entirely different story. So now we're down to dueling
secondary sources.

I'm interested in hearing if the SACD hybrids have crunchy-style
compression. There are several titles (other than the box set) at
yourmusic. Please recommend one that has particularly unpleasant
mastering. $5.99 isn't too big a bite.

If you have a good citation of a discussion of Dylan masterings, please
share.

Stephen